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Relativism: A Contemporary Anthology
M Krausz
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Description for Relativism: A Contemporary Anthology
Paperback. Editor(s): Krausz, Michael. Num Pages: 592 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 846. A Contemporary Anthology. 592 pages. Editor(s): Krausz, Michael. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HPCF7; HRAB. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight: 834.
The thirty-three essays in Relativism: A Contemporary Anthology grapple with one of the most intriguing, enduring, and far-reaching philosophical problems of our age. Relativism comes in many varieties. It is often defined as the belief that truth, goodness, or beauty is relative to some context or reference frame, and that no absolute standards can adjudicate between competing reference frames. Michael Krausz's anthology captures the significance and range of relativistic doctrines, rehearsing their virtues and vices and reflecting on a spectrum of attitudes. Invoking diverse philosophical orientations, these doctrines concern conceptions of relativism in relation to facts and conceptual schemes, ... Read more
The thirty-three essays in Relativism: A Contemporary Anthology grapple with one of the most intriguing, enduring, and far-reaching philosophical problems of our age. Relativism comes in many varieties. It is often defined as the belief that truth, goodness, or beauty is relative to some context or reference frame, and that no absolute standards can adjudicate between competing reference frames. Michael Krausz's anthology captures the significance and range of relativistic doctrines, rehearsing their virtues and vices and reflecting on a spectrum of attitudes. Invoking diverse philosophical orientations, these doctrines concern conceptions of relativism in relation to facts and conceptual schemes, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231144117
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V9780231144117
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About M Krausz
Michael Krausz is Milton C. Nahm Professor of Philosophy at Bryn Mawr College. He is the author of Rightness and Reasons: Interpretation in Cultural Practices; Limits of Rightness; Varieties of Relativism (with Rom Harre); and Interpretation and Transformation: Explorations in Art and the Self.
Reviews for Relativism: A Contemporary Anthology
A valuable resource for researchers working on the topic of relativism... Highly recommended. Choice